Grass fire arsons solved by local tips

Tribune Staff Reports

Published
5:13 pm EDT, Tuesday, July 31, 2018

UPPER THUMB — Authorities have located a suspect in several suspicious grass fires that have taken place over the summer.

According to the Huron County Sheriff's Office, tips generated from media coverage of recent grass fires that have occurred over the last two months helped lead deputies to a female suspect late Monday afternoon. The suspect cooperated with deputies, which led to the disposition of six roadside fires in the Bad Axe and Kinde areas that required response from those fire departments.

"The fires occurred over a 45-day period between June 1 and July 15, but unfortunately did not account for all of the suspicious roadside fires that have occurred in our county so far this summer," the sheriff's office said in a release. "The investigating deputies will be meeting with the prosecutor's office in the future to discuss options on charging the suspect."

In the meantime, the sheriff's office is asking anyone who may have information on any other suspicious grass fires occurring after July 15 to contact the office at 989-269-9910 or Huron Central Dispatch at 989-269-6421.